Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-01-28
WEEKLY GRAPHIC.
KIRKsvILLE. MO.
I E. Sublette. Proprietor

lor OF Washington University. St
Louis, died at Pass { Christian,
Miss, Sunday.
Sullivan in his recent slug
ging match at Minneapolis, broke
his wrist over his adversary's neck.
The pity is, that he didn't break
his neck over his adversary's wrist
While it is true that sur
veyors are plentiful in the neigh
borhoods of some of our smaller
towns, it is equally true that no one
seems to know what company
they are working for.
As the cold weather de-
creases, the number of railroad
surveyors increase. We would adj
wise our Hurdland and LaPlata
friends to catch and label a few OF
them SO as to be able to tell where
they belong.
The University boys are
giving DR.. Laws, the President, q
vast amount of trouble. If the
learned doctor could only be led
to see himself as others see him,
he would resign his position out
of mere self respect.
-Kirksville is not troubled
at present either with surveyors
or railroad officials. The only high
dignitaries that have honored
Kirksville with their presence for
some time, were the gentlemen
who went over the Q. NJ. & z. Ry.,
last week on tour of inspection.
As will be seen by our official
statement in another column,
these gentlemen meant business
and Kirksville will soon begin to
reap the benefits thereof.
The Senate has taken up
the fisheries question, and its dis
cussion has an exceedingly war
like ring. Senator ingalls, de-
nounced England as a rufian and
coward and stated that her history
had been one of crime against the
United States, and that the attitude
of Great Brittan had been one of
insolence and suspicion to this
country. The bill, which is known
as the "retaliatory measure bill"
and which authorizes the Presi-
dent tn close the United States
ports to foreign vessels whose
ports discriminate against. the
United States has passed.
Last week we published the
financial statement for the Kinks
vile Savings Bank. A number of
our exchanges did the same for
the banks of their respective
towns. A comparison of these
statements shows that the depos-
its in the Kirksville Savings Bank
considerably exceed those of any
of the banks of our neighboring
towns. This is not only pointer
as to the condition of our business
men and farmers, bnt also shows
the confidence placed in this grow
ing institution, which has steadily
increased the volume of its bust
ness and deposits during the
twelve years of its existence.
In another column we pub
lish an item of Railroad news
taken from the Globe Democrat, of
Wednesday. The matter has been
kept very quiet till now, but our
people will readily see where
their work should begin. A united
effort on the part of Memphis,
Kirksville, Linneus, Chillicothe
and Richmond. would undoubted-
ly give us this route. Now let
there be a united effort on the part
ofthese towns, secure the c. B. g.
Q. and who would "care fig" for
the Atchison. With this line
through these splendid towns the
Atchison would simply have to pay
taxes for the right to haul Kansas
products through Missouri to-
Chicago.
Mr.. S. NJ. Link returned
from Topeka and Kansas City,
Thursday morning, where he had
been to confer with the Atchison
officials In regard to their locating
the Kansas CITY and Cbicaoo ay-